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...Simple operates on the, ahem, simple notion that showing you your total account balance all the time is not the best way to get you to spend less and save more.
Instead, Simple has made a simple (there’s that word again) yet powerful design decision: rather than highlight your total balance, Simple tells you what’s “safe to spend.” Incidentally, the app also looks great doing what it does: unlike so many banking apps, good looks and usability are a Simple priority.
Simple tracks your monthly bills and savings goals. Through the magic of addition and subtraction, Simple arrives at a number that more accurately reflects how much money you actually have to spend, rather than a number that tells you how much money you have in a fantasy world where you don’t have to pay rent...
Hack Your Way to Saving Money by Hiding How Much You Really Have | Wired Business | Wired.com
Instead, Simple has made a simple (there’s that word again) yet powerful design decision: rather than highlight your total balance, Simple tells you what’s “safe to spend.” Incidentally, the app also looks great doing what it does: unlike so many banking apps, good looks and usability are a Simple priority.
Simple tracks your monthly bills and savings goals. Through the magic of addition and subtraction, Simple arrives at a number that more accurately reflects how much money you actually have to spend, rather than a number that tells you how much money you have in a fantasy world where you don’t have to pay rent...
Hack Your Way to Saving Money by Hiding How Much You Really Have | Wired Business | Wired.com